There's definitely some hostility between them. During a live look in Mike was talking about march madness with the twins and saying that Dan might have rigged it somehow. Both Artie and Dan throw jabs at Mike but when Artie does he knows how to finesse it to be comedic, while Dan usually takes on a harsher tone and makes it seem as if he's only doing it to put down Mike.

I think it's similar to the relationship between Gary, Howard, and Sal. Gary is usually fine with getting jabbed by Howard but if Sal does it he gets visibly more upset.

In my opinion, since Mike clearly expresses his excessive 'love' for Artie, if he wants to trade barbs with ANYONE it would never be Artie, he would never dare risk that relationship / So he likes to fuck with Dan, who, in Mikes mind, is a 'peer' in the Artie family so he says whatever the fuck he wants to him. Dan does not appreciate this comedy and responds in a 'real' manner which is a buzzkill, and reminds me that Dan stopped participating in the comedy a few weeks ago and I miss Artie making fun of him.

/end drunk commentary

::drunk edit:: just watched Mattzanes clips in his awesome thread, Mike's response to Dan in the "ass wiping test" is so quick/sharp, it seems Mike ALSO will take no shit from Dan ... so yeah, no insight given - they both seem to have issues with each other.

"I like breaking Dan's balls"There's definitely some hostility between them. During a live look in Mike was talking about march madness with the twins and saying that Dan might have rigged it somehow. Both Artie and Dan throw jabs at Mike but when Artie does he knows how to finesse it to be comedic, while Dan usually takes on a harsher tone and makes it seem as if he's only doing it to put down Mike.I think it's similar to the relationship between Gary, Howard, and Sal. Gary is usually fine with getting jabbed by Howard but if Sal does it he gets visibly more upset.

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i agree with this assesment, dan feels like he should be given more respect, but aint gonna happen lolz

/this is a saloon, and im 6 6.0% bud-lights in...I love this thread and the question it poses..I like Mattzane277s theory, I like Johns insight..In my opinion, since Mike clearly expresses his excessive 'love' for Artie, if he wants to trade barbs with ANYONE it would never be Artie, he would never dare risk that relationship / So he likes to fuck with Dan, who, in Mikes mind, is a 'peer' in the Artie family so he says whatever the fuck he wants to him. Dan does not appreciate this comedy and responds in a 'real' manner which is a buzzkill, and reminds me that Dan stopped participating in the comedy a few weeks ago and I miss Artie making fun of him./end drunk commentary::drunk edit:: just watched Mattzanes clips in his awesome thread, Mike's response to Dan in the "ass wiping test" is so quick/sharp, it seems Mike ALSO will take no shit from Dan ... so yeah, no insight given - they both seem to have issues with each other.

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this..u know dan misses the one on one he and artie used to have back when it was N n A.